EP0228828A3 - Continuous ink jet printing system - Google Patents

Continuous ink jet printing system

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Publication number
EP0228828A3
EP0228828A3 EP86309465A EP86309465A EP0228828A3 EP 0228828 A3 EP0228828 A3 EP 0228828A3 EP 86309465 A EP86309465 A EP 86309465A EP 86309465 A EP86309465 A EP 86309465A EP 0228828 A3 EP0228828 A3 EP 0228828A3
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
ink jet
printing system
jet printing
continuous ink
continuous
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP86309465A
Other versions
EP0228828B1 (en
EP0228828A2 (en
Inventor
William Graham Erskine
Richard James Marsden
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Domino Printing Sciences PLC
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Domino Printing Sciences PLC
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Publication of EP0228828A2 publication Critical patent/EP0228828A2/en
Publication of EP0228828A3 publication Critical patent/EP0228828A3/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0228828B1 publication Critical patent/EP0228828B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N11/00—Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity, plasticity; Analysing materials by determining flow properties
    • G01N11/02—Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity, plasticity; Analysing materials by determining flow properties by measuring flow of the material
    • G01N11/04—Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity, plasticity; Analysing materials by determining flow properties by measuring flow of the material through a restricted passage, e.g. tube, aperture
    • G01N11/06—Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity, plasticity; Analysing materials by determining flow properties by measuring flow of the material through a restricted passage, e.g. tube, aperture by timing the outflow of a known quantity
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/18—Ink recirculation systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/195—Ink jet characterised by ink handling for monitoring ink quality
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593—Systems
    • Y10T137/85978—With pump
    • Y10T137/86131—Plural
    • Y10T137/86139—Serial
    • Y10T137/86147—With single motive input
EP86309465A 1985-12-16 1986-12-04 Continuous ink jet printing system Expired - Lifetime EP0228828B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8530885 1985-12-16
GB858530885A GB8530885D0 (en) 1985-12-16 1985-12-16 Ink jet printing system

Publications (3)

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EP0228828A2 EP0228828A2 (en) 1987-07-15
EP0228828A3 true EP0228828A3 (en) 1988-08-24
EP0228828B1 EP0228828B1 (en) 1991-09-11

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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EP86309465A Expired - Lifetime EP0228828B1 (en) 1985-12-16 1986-12-04 Continuous ink jet printing system

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US4714931A (en)
EP (1) EP0228828B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS62140849A (en)
DE (1) DE3681425D1 (en)
GB (1) GB8530885D0 (en)

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US6883904B2 (en) 2002-04-24 2005-04-26 Eastman Kodak Company Apparatus and method for maintaining constant drop volumes in a continuous stream ink jet printer
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Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 5, no. 112 (M-79)[784], 21st July 1981; & JP-A-56 053 078 (RICOH K.K.) 12-05-1981 *

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US4714931A (en) 1987-12-22
DE3681425D1 (en) 1991-10-17
JPS62140849A (en) 1987-06-24
GB8530885D0 (en) 1986-01-29
EP0228828B1 (en) 1991-09-11
EP0228828A2 (en) 1987-07-15

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